Chapter 123: The Divine Decree Arrives
When all the soldiers who died in the battle were buried, Liu Xia walked to the front of the graves, and at this time a guard did not know where to bring a bowl of wine. Liu Xia solemnly took the bowl of wine to fruition, and then looked at the loyal soldiers who had already been buried in the ground with a sad face.
"Today is your day of rest, and your deeds will not be forgotten! General Ben swears that as long as General Ben and General Ben's descendants are still alive, I will not forget you! Every Qingming must come to worship! ”
"General!"
"General! Banzai! "Long live the word was originally said to the emperor, but at this time, where is anyone who cares about this detail, even if it seems that there is a suspicion of rebellion, but I don't care, what else is there to rebel in this troubled world, the emperor of Nanming, it is estimated that there are few who are really loyal to him.
The shouts were louder and louder, and the hearts of these soldiers were excited, what a high honor!
The guards brought a bowl of wine to most of the officers present, and those officers above the rank of colonel present were standing behind Liu Xia at this time, doing the same movements as Liu Xia.
"You have died, but your souls remain! Your souls will live forever! Your death is heavier than Mount Tai, for the country, for the nation, you should be proud! ”
"See? Here, on this land, you have defeated the enemy with your weapons and your comrades, and defeated the traitors and traitors. You died for the nation, and you are infinitely glorious. ”
Liu Xia said excitedly to the more than 300 graves with the words he could imagine, and even the living soldiers couldn't help but feel their blood boiling when they heard it.
"You didn't have much opportunity to drink because of the constraints of military discipline in your lifetime, but today you can drink a lot of it, and this general will give you a bowl first!" Liu Xia said that, poured the bowl of wine in his hand to the ground, and at the same time, the soldiers behind Liu Xia also followed Liu Xia's movements and poured the bowl of wine in his hand to the ground.
The aroma of fine wine suddenly spread everywhere in the air, these wines were the best wines Liu Xia found in Luoyang City, and they were all decades old. When these soldiers were alive, they probably didn't have the opportunity to drink such good wine at all.
By three o'clock in the afternoon, everything was basically done.
Liu Xia attached great importance to this cemetery, and even sent a squadron of soldiers to guard it, and ordered a cemetery management team, which was a squadron formation, drawn from the Logistics Department.
Wang En came over at this time and said to Liu Xiagong: "General, now that this cemetery has been basically planned, only some buildings can be built here, and the general doesn't know if he can give this cemetery a name?" ”
After hearing this, Liu Xia immediately thought about it, and after a while, Liu Xia said solemnly: "Let's call it the Battle Spirit Mausoleum!" ”
"Battle Spirit Mausoleum?" Wang En muttered: "General, this mausoleum character ......"
Mausoleum is the exclusive name of the tombs of some dead emperors, such as the Zhaoling Tomb of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is called "Maoling" and so on. And some saints and the like are called Lin, such as Confucius's Kong Lin, and the place where Guan Yu died is called Guan Lin. The graves of ordinary people are called tombs, and in ancient feudal society, this is not to be called at will.
But Liu Xia doesn't want to think so much, these dead soldiers died for the nation, the death was heavy, the death was great, what happened to calling a mausoleum? The princes and generals have not contributed to the country or the nation in the slightest, and they are not at all inferior to these soldiers.
Liu Xia had heard Wang En's words, so he naturally knew what Wang En meant, wasn't it called Ling. However, Liu Xia didn't want to do it, so he said: "It's called this name, they are eligible for this name!" You don't have to say any more, here General Ben counts. ”
After a while the name of the cemetery was announced, there was a wave of consternation among the soldiers.
Even ordinary uneducated soldiers know what this mausoleum means, this cemetery has a special meaning, and has special treatment, which has made many soldiers think that they will be buried in this place after their death, but as soon as this word comes out, let more soldiers join in this idea, and after death, they can have the treatment of the emperor, which is unavoidable!
For honor, for the nation! Rather die than submit! After death, you must enter the Battle Spirit Mausoleum!
"Have you all got the planning drawings for the Battle Spirit Mausoleum?" Liu Xia asked Wang En, who was frowning.
Wang En was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said: "Back to the general, according to the plan required by the general, the drawn drawings have now been prepared." The drawings were quickly handed over to the people here who were responsible for building the Battle Spirit and the Battle Spirit Mausoleum. ”
Liu Xia nodded and said with satisfaction: "This Battle Spirit Mausoleum must be built for General Ben, and in the process of construction, don't disturb the soldiers who have been buried, otherwise General Ben will forgive!" ”
"Yes!"
When it was time to arrive, Liu Xiafang returned to Pingbei Bofu, and at this time, Zhang Liang of the new regiment led the new regiment and Bian Yujing and others to Luoyang City.
Bian Yujing and Bian Min, under the leadership of the housekeeper, arranged to live in the place that Liu Xia had set before, and then summoned most of the generals to the main hall of the Pingbei Bofu to welcome the holy decree.
Although Liu Xia basically doesn't have much scruples about doing anything now, but after all, he still abides by Emperor Nanming in name, so this situation still has to go, with the holy decree of Nanming, at least Liu Xia does everything from orthodoxy.
In the house of the main hall, at this time, Gonggong Guo stood on the top of the main hall, and then Liu Xia led more than a dozen generals to kneel below, which was Liu Xia's first kneeling in the world.
That Guo Gonggong didn't dare to show off, because when he was in Bishui City, this Guo Gonggong had already felt a deep fear of the Pingbei Army, and he dared to believe that if he put up a big shelf, even if Liu Xia didn't attack at the scene, he might definitely die inexplicably on the way back to them.
The situation of the court today, in fact, everyone knows very well that Nanming wants to perish quickly. The generals who hold heavy fists in various places are no different from the princes of ancient times, but the name has changed, and now they are called general soldiers.
That Gonggong Guo was respectful and did not dare to make the slightest mistake, although he came here to read the holy decree on behalf of the emperor, but he couldn't take out the slightest shelf.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said. Liu Xia, the son of Gaoyou's general soldiers, can fight well, win a hundred battles, and be loyal and commendable. Now canonized as the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty and given a hundred taels of silver. Chin this. ”
A hundred taels of silver? So picky? Liu Xia and others instantly came up with this idea in their minds, in fact, it is no wonder that Nanming's gang, this holy decree was not written by Emperor Hongguang, but Emperor Hongguang also did not write it, most of Nanming's money was embezzled by officials, and some of it was used by Emperor Hongguang to build a palace and raise beauties to eat, drink and have fun. Where is the extra money in the imperial court?
It's just that most of the soldier's salary has not been paid, let alone too much gold and silver for Liu Xia.
"Thank you!"
"Our family, congratulations to Master Hou!"
After that, Liu Xia and those soldiers got up from the ground one after another, and Liu Xia said: "Father-in-law has worked hard all the way, and the hundred taels of silver can be regarded as a reward for father-in-law." ”
To tell the truth, one hundred taels of silver, Liu Xia really can't look down on it, after coming out of Yangzhou City, Liu Xia attacked a lot of landlords and squires, and also occupied the Guide Mansion for a period of time, and when he arrived in Luoyang City, he took the wealth that Liu Zhong had accumulated for many years as his own, and also copied a lot of big squires' homes, this property can be said to be very much, where would he care about a hundred taels?
That Guo Gonggong's heart was suddenly happy, but on the surface, he still pretended not to accept it, after all, this is a consistent trick in the officialdom. However, after resigning from each other, Gonggong Guo still accepted it 'reluctantly'.
The little eunuch who followed Guo Gonggong's good battle and bullying didn't make a sound at all now, and his face had not been raised since the moment he entered Pingbei Bo's Mansion, or he had never dared to raise it in front of outsiders along the way.
That time, Zhang Liang's subordinates had a very great deterrent effect on him. From then on, when he saw outsiders, this little eunuch was too timid to look up.
"Father-in-law, this Luoyang City is thousands of miles away from the Beijing Division, and the father-in-law must be tired when he first arrives, so it is not too late for the father-in-law to rest in this Luoyang City for a while." Liu Xia actually didn't want to keep this Guo Gonggong, but after all, it was in etiquette.
That Guo Gonggong didn't want to stay in this place at all, although it must be very tiring to go back all the way, but in this place, if his subordinates accidentally provoke someone, his life may be in danger, or his life is important.
I only heard that Guo Gonggong said: "Master Hou doesn't have to want to stay, our family still has to go back to restore his life, the emperor's order is important, our family will leave early tomorrow morning." ”
Guo Gonggong said so, and Liu Xia didn't say anything to stay, so he ordered a personal guard to take Guo Gonggong to live in a courtyard, and then walked to the backyard himself.
Liu Xia hasn't seen Bian Yujing for many days, and now he misses it very much, although Liu Xia doesn't have too deep love for Bian Yujing, but after getting along for so long, no feelings are fake.
In another room, a resentful young woman sat alone at the window looking at the scenery outside. This person is Kou Baimen, the news of Liu Xia's eldest lady's return has reached her ears, and she may be able to see it tomorrow morning. Liu Xia definitely won't come to her again tonight, but Kou Baimen only has a little grudge. A day had passed, but she could still feel the pain in her lower body.
Kou Baimen shook his bright red and delicate lips, sighed, and couldn't help but groan: "I wish to have one heart, and my head will not be separated." ”